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His Grace the Duke of Beaufort; Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire and W.G. Craven; The Hon F. Lawley; Coventry, Arthur; Watson, Alfred E.T.The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes Racing and Steeple-ChasingLondon Longmans, Green and Co. 1887 Second Edition Illustrated Cloth Boards Very Good No Jacket Ex-Library Sturgess, J.; charlton, J. Bumped and rubbed extremties, spine slightly cocked, lovely illut endpps show heavy foxing and tasteful bookplate from the County Club of Bookline, Mass on frt pastedown. Tissue guarded frontis shows foxing, color plate itself only faintly foxed, tissue more so. Text tight and bright with occasional foxing. A foundation work on the subject, includes: RACING: History of Horse Racing, Horses of Ancient Britain, The Progress of the Sport, History of the Jockey Club, Racing Officials, Newmarket, Racing in the "Provinces", Racing Servants, Breeding, Treatment of Yearlings, Early Trails, Three-Year Olds, Over a Distance of Ground, Upon Trainers, Upon Jockeys, Betting. STEEPE-CHASING: The Origin and Development of Steeple-Chasing, The Selection of the Chaser, Schooling, Fences and Fencing, Riding the Race, Hurdle-Racing, Local Meeings, Famous Chasers and Their Riders. We gift wrap every book at no charge and place dust wrappers in new mylar whenever possible. Book images available, just ask. Offered from a five star, full-time, professional bookseller and proud member of the Virginia Antiquarian Booksellers Association. Your satisfaction is our #1 priority. We love what we do and it shows! Price:
65.00 USD

His Grace the Duke of Beaufort; Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire and W.G. Craven; The Hon F. Lawley; Coventry, Arthur; Watson, Alfred E.T.The Badminton Library: HuntingLondon Longmans, Green and Co., 1885 First Edition Illustrated Cloth Boards Very Good No Jacket Book Sturgess, J.; charlton, J. Bumped and rubbed extremties, back strip darkened but title still legible, lovely floral endpps, foxing at fep and title page. Front hinge tender but not cracked. Name on fep. Beautiful colored illustrated print frontispiece and wonderful drawings inside. Text tight and bright with occasional foxing. 373 pp. A foundation work on the subject, includes: The History and Literature of Hunting; Beasts of the Chase; The Stable; The Kennel; Hunt Servants; The Horse; The Ridre; The Shires; The Provinces; Hunting from London and the Otter and His Ways. Appendices includes: List of Masters of Hounds and Servants; Names of Hounds; Hunting Terms and Bibliography. Price:
45.00 USD

His Grace the Duke of Beaufort; Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire and W.G. Craven; The Hon F. Lawley; Coventry, Arthur; Watson, Alfred E.T.The Badminton Library: HuntingLondon Longmans, Green and Co. 1888 Fourth Edition Illustrated Cloth Boards Good + No Jacket Book Sturgess, J.; charlton, J. Bumped and rubbed extremties, lovely floral endpps, foxing at fep and title page. Bookplate from The Country Club Brookline, Massachusetts on frt pastdn. Two vintage names/dates on second blank fep. Front hinge tender but not cracked. Beautiful colored illustration print next to title page. Full of wonderful drawings. Text tight and bright with occasional foxing. 373 pgs. A foundation work on the subject, includes: The History and Literature of Hunting; Beasts of the Chase; The Stable; The Kennel; Hunt Servants; The Horse; The Ridre; The Shires; The Provinces; Hunting from London and the Otter and His Ways. Appendices includes: List of Masters of Hounds and Servants; Names of Hounds; Hunting Terms and Bibliography. Price:
45.00 USD